WG Sandbox Q&A – 15th June 2016

Thanks to our friends from rykoszet.info for providing this transcript!

Devs that are answering these questions:

Stanislav Kargin – Game Balance

Team Lead Yuriy Filipovsky – Game Balance, Designer

Let’s begin!!

– Is Sandbox a permanent feature? How long it’ll be available?

It can be said so, the testing by itself will show if we need it as permanent. The first iteration will include Balance 2.0 (Global Rebalance)

– How many AU (accounts on server) do we expect?

5k AU. The patches for Sandbox will be released approximately once per week. Patches on the Sandbox will be deployed weekly. Sandbox will be about efficient response. Sandbox is about testing some global changes. And we’ll check on the server if the players are ready for such global changes or not.

– Will there be any awards for participation on Sandbox?

Participation on Sandbox is the award by itself. We want players not to come for some bonuses but for the game. We already have 1k super testers so we think we’ll be able to get 5k MAU for Sandbox.

– There are rumors that there will be only vehicles of Tier X on the server. Is that true?

On the first iteration we test high-level gameplay and we will move it to lower tiers within the next iterations.

– What tiers exactly will be tested within Sandbox server?

1st iteration will have only Tier X, and the 2nd will have Tiers VIII, IX and X

– Will everything that is tested on Sandbox will go to the main (live) server?

By the results of testing it’ll be clear what changes will go to the production server.

– Will the SPGs still be able to penetrate paper tanks like RHM or vehicles without roof?

Yes, but it still depends where the tank was hit.

– What about XP earnings? Are they going to be reworked too?

It’s being reworked, but we’ll when we roll out everything.

– How will the feedback be collected?

We’ll have it collected via: forum (separate Sandbox forum with separate threads for regions), customer support (there will be a separate section for Sandbox participants) and polls.

– Why testing is started from Tier X, why not Tier I?

The main goal for players is to upgrade till high level content and we want to make this content convenient for players. And there is also more than 30 vehicles of Tier X, and there are much less of low tiers.

– What global changes there will be?

The first iteration is about Global Rebalance. If we see that it’s good to go, we’ll deploy it on our main servers. Sandbox itself is about various features and changes.

– There were some leaks of statistics of vehicles from Sandbox. Was it true?

Yes, there were leaks, but the information in them refers to some really early iterations of the test. (Seb: the first leak was, but I posted the new ones very soon after, so what they say is not true)

– What are the criteria for participation on Sandbox?

The criteria will differ from iteration to iteration and will correspond to the certain needs of certain iteration.

– What will affect on the changes that are made on Sandbox?

We’ll consider both players’ feedback that will show whether a change was a success, and statistics as well.

– Will the changes to the Sandbox that you have planned now go at once or within certain steps?

All the changes that we have for now will be implemented to Sandbox. The first iteration will have global rebalance.

– Premium ammo – will they be changed?

We will significantly change all types of shells. Moreover, we’ll have technical limits for purchasing shells for silver on Sandbox, though players will be credited 500 gold each day. This was made to have valid gameplay on Sandbox.

– What will be the changes on Sandbox? Will it be the changes with vehicles only?

We’ll have the changes both for tanks and some other features. For example, we have already changed the formula of damage for HE shells. We won’t change RNG though.

– Will players’ progress be transferred from the main server to Sandbox?

No, on Sandbox we’ll have everything from scratch, nothing will be synced. There will be increased rates for silver. We want players just to play, not worry about the problems with expenses.

– Will other WoT modes will be changed as well?

The most important for us is to make changes first of all for Random Battles. But the changes will be applied to all the modes if they’ll be released.

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19 thoughts on “WG Sandbox Q&A – 15th June 2016”

– If the feature performs well on Sandbox? What will happen?
This might seem as stupid question but hoo fucktards – how they managed to FUCK UP ROYALLY the improved graphics once.

“We will significantly change all types of shells.”
No, they wont. They can only significantly change one type of shells – HESH.

“Moreover, we’ll have technical limits for purchasing shells for silver on Sandbox, though players will be credited 500 gold each day. This was made to have valid gameplay on Sandbox.”
And this part is complete PR 101 – nobody asked what or how does gold fit into Sandknobs, yet still answered.

and this is why i likely won’t spend much time on sandbox. I’ve got my live account i need to work on and grind credits on.

and spending time on sandbox doesn’t benefit me at all, no gain. just a loss of time.

would be nice if playing say 1k games on sandbox unlocked a camo, or a female crew member, or something
(i’m serious about a female crew member. need some cause LT15 is bull when the only times i get fiery salient is when i get in friggin heavy tanks. 53 light tank games and not 1 on that map or campinovka….. 4 heavy tank games and all 4 on those 2 maps)

sorta, except public was used to preview new tanks to find out if you wanted to grind to it or not.

sandbox, its not new tanks. its changes to tanks. and your likely gonna be checking tanks you own. but the issue is if you don’t like what you see, you can’t really do anythign about it.

so you might as well sit on live server, grinding credits and enjoying your favorite tanks while you can.

so that when the change comes, if your favorite tank gets boned (like T-34-3 likely will) you’ll at least have good memories of it before the change, and a stockpile of credits to get a tank that wasn’t boned.

-if you wondering why i said T-34-3 will likely be boned, its a medium, but if wg does this traverse nerf, unlike other mediums who will benefit from it, T-34-3 won’t as its traverse will be nerfed due to “heavy gun”
so it won’t be able to circle like other meds.
and it can’t fire like heavies.

“the first leak was, but I posted the new ones very soon after, so what they say is not true”

Hate to break your sand castle (see the pun? ;), but your leaks were posted for version #41 – today there was 2 GB or so patch updating it to version #50, so they are at least partially obsolete, likely.